Job profile

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Job details

Job title

Project Administrator

Job reference

P58135

Date posted

01/09/2017

Application closing date

18/09/2017

Location

Cornwall

Salary

The starting salary will be from £20,411 up to £23,557 (pro-rata) on Grade D, depending on qualifications and experience

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme

Job category/type

Admin, Professional, Managerial

Job description

College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Science

This new part time 0.43 FTE (16 hrs/week) post in the Offshore Renewable Group based on the Penryn Campus, Cornwall is available immediately and runs until 30 June 2020.

The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university that combines world-class research with very high levels of student satisfaction. Exeter has over 21,000 students from more than 130 different countries and is in the top 1% of universities in the world with 98% of its research rated as being of international quality. Our research focuses on some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. Fifty percent of our organisation is made up of Professional Services support staff that partner closely with the Academic colleges to ensure we achieve our strategy and vision.

We are seeking an administrator to provide dedicated administrative support to academic and research staff working on an externally funded research grant awarded to Professor Lars Johanning. The post-holder will be required to liaise with UK and Chinese project partners, arrange project meetings and provide financial accounting support and undertake other general administrative duties.

The successful applicant will have a 'can-do' attitude, be able to demonstrate initiative and resilience and be able to communicate with a diverse range of people, including external stakeholders with tact and diplomacy.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate reliability, excellent communication skills, assertiveness, resilience, sound judgement and experience of dealing effectively with people at all levels.

The College is working towards department Silver Athena SWAN awards as a commitment to providing equality of opportunity and advancing the representation of women in STEM/M subjects: science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine.